begins

英 [bɪˈɡɪnz]

美 [bɪˈɡɪnz]

v.  开始; 启动; 起始; 开始存在(或进行); 起初是; 本来是
begin的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 开始；着手
  Tobegin todo something means to start doing it.
  1. He stood up and began to move around the room...
     他起身开始在屋里来回走动。
  2. The weight loss began to look more serious...
     体重下降眼看开始变得愈发厉害了。
  3. Snow began falling again.
     雪又开始下了。
• V-ERG （使）开始（进行或存在）
  When somethingbeginsor when youbeginit, it takes place from a particular time onwards.
  1. The problems began last November...
     问题在去年11月份开始出现。
  2. He has just begun his fourth year in hiding...
     他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
  3. The US is prepared to begin talks immediately.
     美国愿意立刻开始谈判。
• VERB 从…开始；从…着手；首先做（某事）
  If youbegin withsomething, orbegin bydoing something, this is the first thing you do.
  1. Could I begin with a few formalities?
     请允许我开场先讲几句套话。
  2. ...a businessman who began by selling golf shirts from the boot of his car...
     靠他的汽车后备箱练摊兜售高尔夫球衫起家的商人
  3. He began his career as a sound editor.
     他是从声音剪辑师做起的。
• VERB 开始说；开口说
  You usebeginto mention the first thing that someone says.
  1. 'Professor Theron,' he began, 'I'm very pleased to see you'...
     “西伦教授，”他开口说道，“很高兴见到您。”
  2. He didn't know how to begin.
     他不知从何说起。
• VERB 起初是；开始是
  If one thingbegan asanother, it first existed in the form of the second thing.
  1. What began as a local festival has blossomed into an international event.
     原先的地方节日已经发展成为一项国际性活动。
• VERB （界限或边缘）起始于
  If you say that a thing or placebeginssomewhere, you are talking about one of its limits or edges.
  1. The fate line begins close to the wrist...
     命运线始于接近手腕的地方。
  2. Rue Guynemer begins at the front of the Fitzgerald site.
     吉内梅街始于菲茨拉德故居前。
• VERB 以…开头；首字母为
  If a wordbegins witha particular letter, that is the first letter of that word.
  1. The first word begins with an F.
     第一个词的首字母为F。
• VERB 无法，难以（解释、理解、想象等）
  If you say that you cannotbegin toimagine, understand, or explain something, you are emphasizing that it is almost impossible to explain, understand, or imagine.
  1. You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.
     你都无从想象这让我有多悲伤。
• PHRASE 最初；刚开始
  You useto begin withwhen you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process.
  1. It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
     一开始非常好，但现在可就难了。
• PHRASE 首先；第一
  You useto begin withto introduce the first of several things that you want to say.
  1. 'What do scientists you've spoken with think about that?' — 'Well, to begin with, they doubt it's going to work.'
     “跟你聊过的科学家是怎么看的？”——“嗯，首先，他们怀疑这能否行得通。”
• charity begins at home→ see:charity

Begin,start, andcommenceall have a similar meaning, althoughcommenceis more formal and is not normally used in conversation.The meeting is ready to begin... He tore the list up and started a fresh one. ...an alternative to commencing the process of European integration.Note thatbegin,start, andcommencecan all be followed by an -ing form or a noun, but onlybeginandstartcan be followed by a 'to' infinitive.
begin, start 和 commence 意思相近，但 commence 更为正式，通常不用在日常对话中：The meeting is ready to begin（会议可以开始了），He tore the list up and started a fresh one（他把清单撕碎，开始另列一张），an alternative to commencing the process of European integration（启动欧洲一体化进程的另一种方式）。注意，begin, start 和commence 后都可以接 -ing 形式或名词，但只有 begin 和 start 可以接带 to 的动词不定式。

双语例句

• Now he begins to understand.
  这下子，他可开窍了。
• The play begins at 7 p.m. this evening.
  戏今晚七点开演。
• The fate line begins close to the wrist
  命运线始于接近手腕的地方。
• It begins in [ with] February, running on to August or September.
  它始于2月，一直延续至8月或9月。
• Tomorrow night at sundown, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins
  明天晚上太阳下山的时候，犹太人的逾越节便开始了。
• Overnight, the gossip begins to mutate into headlines.
  一夜之间，传闻变成了报纸的头条新闻。
• Try gargling with salt water as soon as a cough begins
  一开始咳嗽就马上试着用盐水漱口。
• Cook the bacon until it begins to crisp
  把熏肉烹至酥脆。
• He begins his new series on BBC 2 at 9pm on Thursday.
  周四晚上9点英国广播公司电视二台开始播放他的新连续剧。
• Grouse shooting begins in August.
  松鸡狩猎开始于8月。